No, I'm fine,' said Harry, wondering why he kept telling people this, and wondering whether he had ever been less fine.
J. K. RowlingHe might have been encased in a thick glass bubble, so separate did he feel from his three dining companions. It was a sensation with which he was only too familiar, that of walking in a giant sphere of worry, enclosed by it, watching his own terrors roll by, obscuring the outside world.
J. K. RowlingScared?" Malfoy muttered, so that Lockhart couldn't hear him. "You wish." said Harry out of the corner of his mouth.
J. K. RowlingBut I got this far, didnโt I?โ he said slowly. โThey thought Iโd die in the attempt, but Iโm here . . . and youโre in my power. . . . Iโm the one with the wand. . . . youโre at my mercy. . .
J. K. RowlingWell, that was a bit stupid of you,โ said Ginny angrily, โseeing as you donโt know anyone but me whoโs been possessed by You-Know-Who, and I can tell you how it feels.โ Harry remained quite still as the impact of these words hit him. Then he turned on the spot to face her. โI forgot,โ he said. โLucky you,โ said Ginny coolly. โIโm sorry,โ Harry said, and he meant it.
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